Monetary Donations The Council-of-Elrond relies heavily on donations from it's members to help pay the bills. These bills include the monthly server bill, yearly domain name registration, yearly renewal of the vbulletin license, and some other occasional costs. For anyone that doesn't know, this community used to call another site, Imladris, home. In late August, 2002, that site was closed without warning. When attempts to contact the owner went unanswered, Melkor took it upon himself to give us a new home so all of us wouldn't continue to wander the net lonely and confused. Melkor isn't a rich guy. He's a regular guy with a regular job with the same bills that everyone else has. Donations made by the community are the only way this site can continue to exist. Following are different ways in which you can help.
You can make monetary donations using the PayPal, Amazon Honor system, or by money order. PayPal PayPal is the preferred method of making monetary donations. You can make donations with your credit card using PayPal. PayPal will not charge fees for donations made by users located within the US. If a transaction involves a currency conversion, it will be completed at a retail foreign exchange rate determined by PayPal, which is adjusted regularly based on market conditions. This exchange rate includes a 2.5% spread above the wholesale exchange rate at which PayPal obtains foreign currency, and the spread is retained by PayPal. The specific exchange rate that applies to your multiple currency transaction will be displayed at the time of the transaction.
Amazon Honor System Donations can be made by credit card. You choose how much you want to donate. They will accept donations for as little as $1. The person making a donation is not charged any fees. The person receiving a payment is assessed 5% of the total payment per transaction plus 19 cents. You can click on the button here, or choose the one located on the front page.
Money Orders You can send money orders in US dollars only to: James Chapman We cannot accept personal checks.
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